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Burmese and Afrikaans Speaking countries


Afrikaans and Burmese Speaking Countries


Countries

Countries
Myanmar   
South Africa   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
1   
14

National Language
Myanmar   
South Africa   

Second Language
Bangladesh, Burma   
Namibia, South Africa   

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Africa   

Minority Language
Mon   
Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbabwe   

Regulated By
Myanmar Language Commission   
Die Taalkommissie, National Languages Committee   

Interesting Facts
  • The naming of people in Burmese is strange. There is no last name, often name is rhymed such as Ming Ming, Mo Mo or Jo Jo.
  • It appears as odd language to many people because it has peculiar pitch register, tonal form as language.
  
  • Afrikaans Language is a mixture of English, Dutch, German, French and some South African language like Xhosa.
  • Afrikaans Language lacks case and gender distinctions.
  

Similar To
Thai Language   
Dutch Language   

Derived From
Pali Language   
Dutch Language   

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Burmese and Afrikaans as Minority Language

In Burmese and Afrikaans speaking countries you will get the countries which have Burmese and Afrikaans as minority language. The language which is spoken by minority of population in the country is called as minority language.

  • Burmese as minority language: Mon.
  • Afrikaans as minority language: Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbabwe.

If you want to compare Burmese and Afrikaans dialects, then you can go to Burmese vs Afrikaans Dialects. Some of the official languages are also considered as minority languages.

Burmese and Afrikaans Regulators

Burmese and Afrikaans speaking countries provide you Burmese and Afrikaans regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Myanmar Language Commission regulates Burmese language.Afrikaans is regulated by Die Taalkommissie, National Languages Committee. Also get to learn, Burmese and Afrikaans Language History.

Burmese and Afrikaans Continents

Thinking about Burmese and Afrikaans continents in which Burmese and Afrikaans speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Burmese and Afrikaans. Most of the Burmese speaking countries lie in Asia. While Afrikaans speaking countries lie in Africa. Continentwise, most of the languages belong to Asian Languages and African Languages. It's always fun to know about interesting facts of any language, so lets discuss about unknown facts of Burmese and Afrikaans languages:

Burmese Interesting Facts:

Afrikaans Interesting Facts:

The Burmese language was derived from Pali Language and is similar to Thai Language whereas Burmese language is similar to Dutch Language and derived from Dutch Language.

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